Biography

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, New York State
College of Human Ecology.

Henry Ricciuti earned his B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. (1949), all in
psychology from Fordham University, and served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to
1946. Prior to joining the Cornell faculty in 1958, he served as an assistant
professor at the University of Connecticut, research associate at the
Educational Testing Service, and assistant professor at the University of
Colorado Medical School. At Cornell, he was a professor in the Dept. of Human
Development and Family Studies (1958-1988), specialized in early childhood
development, especially the factors associated with cognitive and emotional
development of infants and young children. He was an active emeritus professor
from 1988-2011.